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Kerosene Unforsaken ~ quick perfume review & quick indie poll

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Kerosene Unforsaken

The description for indie house Kerosene’s new fragrance, Unforsaken, tempted me right away, from the “decadent dessert sprinkled with warm coconut shavings and topped with cool clementine slices” to the vanilla cream, ginger and benzoin. I imagined something over-the-top, similar to what their Black Vines did for licorice and spice.

This is not that at all. Still, the first spray captured my heart: shimmering citrus over a pale, creamy backdrop, not quite strong or distinct enough to register as warm coconut shavings or vanilla cream…

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Atelier Cologne Pomelo Paradis ~ fragrance review

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Atelier Cologne Pomélo Paradis

Atelier Cologne’s new(ish) Pomélo Paradis is the brand’s latest citrus fragrance, and reportedly the last scent in what is now called the ‘Collection Originale’. Like its elder siblings Grand Néroli and Orange Sanguine, it’s meant to provide the “magical freshness of cologne coupled with the lasting power of eau de parfum”. Not a bad calling card, but I admit I am a bit less taken with the concept as time goes on.

I bought small bottles of Grand Néroli and Orange Sanguine shortly after they launched, but ended up giving them both away over the past year. Both are well-made, respectable renditions of the materials in question, but I almost never reached for them, and when I did, my usual tendency was to layer them with something else…

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5 perfumes: citrus for cold weather

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Longtime readers know I am not a fan of cold weather. Early fall, when it’s crisp and sunny, is ok I guess, but I can do without the rest of it. So, naturally, I live in Pennsylvania. Supposedly, this year we’re in for a particularly harsh winter, and if the temperature the last few days is any indication, the doomsday warnings might be turn out to be true.

Of course, you can combat cold weather in the traditional way, with woods and spices and vanilla, but sometimes, a blast of citrus, with its reminder of warmer days, seems a better way to thumb your nose at the ice crystals forming on the windows. So in the spirit of denial, here are five citrus fragrances you can wear to stay cheerful as you struggle to get the snow blower going…and of course, do add your own favorites in the comments!

Guerlain Shalimar

Let’s start right off with the big guns, shall we…

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Guerlain Limon Verde ~ fragrance review

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Guerlain Limon Verde

When I reviewed Lys Soleia back in 2012, I said I have something of a love-hate relationship with the Aqua Allegoria range from Guerlain. Aqua Allegoria started out as a youth-oriented line highlighting natural materials, but it’s evolved, over the years, to something better expressed by the tag line they now use on some of the advertising: “the collection of fresh fragrances”. And as “fresh”, likewise, has evolved over the years to mean synthetic clean notes instead of things that are naturally fresh, like sparkling citrus and light florals, so the Aqua Allegorias have followed suit. My main complaint with Lys Soleia, and Jasminora before it, was how close they came to smelling like scented laundry products.1

In its favor, Limon Verde, the latest Aqua Allegoria, does not smell like laundry products. Its inspirations, expressed as the exhortation to “savour a Caipirinha under the lemon trees along the Amazon River”, fit well with this year’s emphasis on Brazil…

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